Improved alarm for pocket-books



BLODG-EIT &IWEATHERBY.

Pocket Book Alarm.

No. 90,070. Patented May 18, 1869'.

' The part marked a represents a pocket-book. b is a tube, or hollow stock, of any suitables'izeand it; i i an il z than with.

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} THEADORE BLODGETT, oFBnLonnRTowN, ANDWARBEN s. WEATHERBY, on, GRANBY,

ASSIGNOBS TO THnMsnLvns AND CHARLES 1). GLAPP, or AMHERST, MASSA+ Lette rs PatentNo. 90,070, dated May 18,1869.

" mrnovsn ALARM non POCKET-BOOKS,

The Schedule referred-to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern.-

tectors and Alarms; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making apart of this specification, in which like lettersmark like parts, I

, and \vhereoi i Figure 1 is an elevation, as combined with a pocketbook.

Figure 2, a sectional elevation view ofithe same, de-

tached from the pocket-hook.

Our invention consists in constructinga spiral-spring percussion-alarm, and combining the samewith .an

" ordihary pocket-book, for -efficient protection against pick-pockets or casual removal of the pocket-book from the pocket.

To enable others skilled in the art to' practise our invention, we describe the same as follows:

,In the accompanying drawings:-

material, having on one side a raised fiat surface, 1,

and through which is a slot, w.

Screwed into one end of stock I) isa removable muzi I. zle, g, on the inner end of which is formed a nipple, as,

whereon is placed an ordinary percussioncap, s.

Through such nipple and muzzle is a small opening l h for the escape of gas, on explosion of the cap.

t is the hammer, actuated by the spiral springi'v,

one end of which spring rests against the'shoulder c p of hammer t, and the other against the adjustable hollow plugu, which is screwed-into the end of stock b,

opposite muzzle g, such plug serving to tighten spring o, and also as a guide and support, wherein runs the shank z of hammer. t. a

j is the-eocking-lever, jointed at K, and pivoted at K to the raised face 1. h

d is a pin, connected with hammer t, and projecting through the slot w; V h

n is a spring-catch, attached at one end to stock I),

and provided at the other with a dog, q,-which passes through a narrow slot in stock I), and catches in the square-shouldered notch e, on the sidepf hammer t,

and holds the alarm cocked, after such hammer has been forced backby pressure of lever j against pin :1.

- m is thewedge-shaped trigger,-pivoted to the raised face I, and passing under the flexible end of spring-- catch n.

fis a small rod, jointed at one -end to the trigger m, and provided at the otherend with an eye, for the purpose of connecting the same with a loop or snaphook, in the lower part of the pocket.

i is a thin .hook, attached to stock b, wherein rests lever j, when not in use.

h h are leathered bands, passing around opposite ends of stock b, and confining the same in a fold of book a.

P is a small leathern flap, or lappet, (shown thrown back,) to cover the cocking-device, and prevent the escape of gas through slot w. V

Instead of a nipple, it, and cap 5, a matrig and pill, or wafer of. fulminate may be used.

In operation, a cap is put on to nipple z, the device cooked, and the pocket-book connected with the pocket by means of rod f,the pulling bf which rod actuates trigger 'm, and if any serious attempt be then made to remove the pocket-book, without first detaching rod f, the" cap s will be exploded, and the alarm given.

Thus having described our improved pocket-book protector and alarm, we disclaim the invention of the separate parts thereofias we are aware they have been used in fire-arms of various kinds; but

' What we do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A pocket-book protector and'alarm, constructed of v the stock I), in combination with muzzle g, hammer t, spring 1:, plug 24, lever j, trigger m, and catch a, the ghole arranged and operating substantially as speci- THEADORE BLODGETT. V

WARREN S. WEATHERBY;

Witnesses:

G. S: FERRY, CAROLINE P. FERRY. 

